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KIDS TO KIDS FUNDRAISER: Kids to Kids, an international organization run by kids for kids, will hold a flea market from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall, Watson Street, Wilkes-Barre Township. Event benefits the needy children in Nepal. Money raised will go toward the construction of a new school building in one of Nepal’s poorest regions. Any unsold donations will be donated to Volunteers of America and unsold books will be donated to the Osterhout Free Library for its annual book sale.

MUSHROOM CLUB: Wyoming Valley Mushroom Club will hold a foray from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Frances Slocum State Park. Club members will meet at the Big Pines Picnic Area parking lot at noon. Club will be walking along forested trails where wood ticks and deer ticks will likely be encountered. Appropriate clothing is recommended. The club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Advanced Technology Center of Luzerne County Community College. Parking is available in the lower portion of the Nanticoke campus.

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VOLLEYBALL CAMP: Bernie Kachinko will hold King’s College Lady Monarch Volleyball Camp from 1 to 5 p.m. July 29-Aug. 1 in the King’s College Scandlon Gym. Camp is open to girls entering grades 5-10. Cost is $80 with an early registration cost of $65 before July 1. A camp T-shirt and prizes will be provided. Contact Kachinko at 570-208-5900, ext. 5435, bernardkachinko@kings.edu or go to kingscollegesathletics.com for a camp brochure.

EYE BANK BARBECUE: Upper Valley Eye Bank Barbecue, featuring chicken or ribs, will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. June 13 at Holy Resurrection Cathedral, 591 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Enter in the front of church left to stairs. Cost is $10 for chicken dinner and $15 for rib dinner. To order dinners or for information, call Marina at 570-709-0907 or Nancy at 570-655-0345. Reserve dinners by June 8.

RUNNING CLUB: Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA has a new running club. Runners of all abilities are welcome, especially those who are new to running and/or want to improve their performance. Club members meet at 6 p.m. Monday at 6 p.m. for a group run and the second and fourth Sunday of every month for training runs at 3 p.m. The club hosts a family fun run on the first Friday of every month. For information, contact running coach Paul Swiderski at 570-606-5184 or wellness director, Lauranel Banks at 570-823-2191.

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